The Republican journal., 1887-12-15
A correspondent of the Port

NORTH HAVEN A correspondent of the Port.
land Press says:
Among fleet of Is mackercl seincrs there has
been cen, Dut one the Amy WiXon Capt w. F. Brown
ers having incurred debts ranging from 800 to
$1,000 each. Among the successful individual mem
, Iers h Of 81 I'm James Wtherspoon stands at
the David oser, of Matinicus. trawler, his share
netting him s5l. Robert Brown, cook of the
steamer Novelty, of Portland, comes next, with a
share Of nearly $500 to his credit. Eugene Crock
ett and Elmer Brown, of the same vessel, with
$40 and $375 respectively as their shares. None
OF the others have realized much more than one
third of this amount. their shares for the whole
season ranging from $40 down to as low as
$40 per man. There at least 100 men who have
shared less than $35 apiece.
STOCKTON. l.. b. Griffin has gone to Portland to
the hospital. Il. H. HERMAN has gone to Ash
land, Mass, to work in a shoe factory. lie has
been there for the last four or five years :. our
correspondent called at W. H. Kelley 4 Co.'S
pants factory last week and found them running on
full time. The work is good, and also prices. Mr..
Kelley has been in the business number of years,
and thoroughly understands it. Machine girls can
find steady employment with this firm. The Roll
| er Rink at Densow Hall will start up again next
week Saturday evening" and a large crowd is en-
| pccted... The Sunday School will meet next sun
day in the High school room, at O'Clock p. m.
|
Lodge arc to give a sociablc Christmas eve. Full
| particulars next week.
KNOX. 1t never rains but il pours ant that j. Just
what it has done for the past Is hours and every
| thing Is aioat. Mud is ankle deep AMI it looks
rather dubious for Santa Claus unless he comes ON
wheels, something never heard of his doing; but
| presume he would rather travel that way than
dsappoint the children .....As the holidays draw
| Qov thps inv tnf /
over the stock of Mrs Bowen. She il ever ready to
show goods. and would like to have YOU look event
you do not buy. Comrades Of the &. A. r., call
for three hearty cheers for Mrs. Packard the
Soldiers Friend and then follow her advice to the
letter. Let us act together and all together in this
business of pensions, and let us not take our
! shoulders from the wheel long as we have Il
treasury groanng with money and there isa single
| comrade dependent charity Pass the word
down the line, boys.
SANDY POINT. The readers of the Journal may
| be interested in few items concerning the Bay
| View Poultry yard at Sandy Point conducted lv
the French Bros Their buildings, covering AN
| area of 42 it., from T. to - it. in width and
divided into pens from 6 to IT. wide with a con
tinuous passage through them to 4 #. wide. Tie
buildings all warmed with hot water which
| circulates through 1000 fl. of two inch pipe and
the houses are thoroughly ventilated thus en-urn 9
the health of the poultry. They feed il full variety
of grains in very systematic manner, an, think
that the only true way of feeding any Kind of
fowl. The water is brought sevcn-tenths of n
mile and flows from bed rock. Cleanliness is con
sldered essential and the houses are thoroughly
cleanscd every second day. The houses con
nccted by 300 feet of snow walks it. wide, so they
can pass from the house to the hen houses without
going out of doors, rain or shine, which adds much
to the comfort of those who fur the fowls. In
the houses for the older fowls each pen has from
fifteen to thirty birds. Last season they hatclvd
about 5000 chicks and ducks and have marketed all
but about 100, which the choicest selected from
the whole, giving them very fine birds to
breed from. Their stock consists of Wyan,tuttcs,
IIoadlette Strain, Light Brahmas, Duke Of York
strain, Plymouth Rock, Hawkins strain, Pekin
Ducks, Rankin strain. They are unsurpassed fol
marking, great size and laying qualities At
present the proprietors getting five dozen eggs
per day and will soon have many more. Two in
cubators are running with 1900 hens eggs, and tie
third will be started about Dee. 10th, when the first
| hatch of the season will come OF. The French
Bros. have on hand at present 10 tons Of grain for
the winters feeding, some kinds of which will have
to be repcnished from time to time. At this time
they have three men in their employ taking care of
the hennery, headed by Mr. Manly Richards, who
is equal to the work.
PROSPECT. The selectmen have bought new
plank for the Lane and IIawse bridges ON the
stream, and other bridges i'll town will be repank-
ed. Prospects roads and bridges arc now in
order. Last sundays rain raised the water in
| Stream fart he
Soni Lanpher is cutting off the lumber to clear
his land for a farm. His new barn looks lonesome
| without house near by. Besides the new house
III contemplation Il good substantial wife wcuil
help ont in his situation. The interest i'll the
| llgious meetings continues. Last Sunday was the
| only stormy day but that there has been Il good
| congregation every sunday for than three
| months. We send thanks to Mrs Joseph y. Der
~, of Prospect Ferry. fort box of beautiful flow,
| crs-siN varieties Of chrysanthemums in bloom
| Mrs. Berry has over 100 flowers in bloom of the
above varieties, and some choice California plants
that are very beautiful will bloom in February ....
j. +. Libby has a splendid line of every thing for
the Christmas trade. Call and see the many things
that are tastefully arranged for sale cheap. The
Changers turned out last Thursday and cshn4e,i
| the horse shed and fixed up eyerythin. ion the
winters meetings, and the sisters were ON hand
with one OF their good dinners in the dining hall.
Livery thing Is now i'll apple pie order. \
new stove in the dining hall and above
IN the hall, making four stoves. good tulni-
turc and everything convenient, with fund-
IN the treasury. Now the grange is ready 10
receive candidates. The election of officers will
take place next saturday evening". Mrs. Hattie
llichborn has arrived from visiting relatives in
Boston,. The big prices received nov with farm
ers are for potatoes and eggs. Butter will soon 20
higher if cattle feed don't take drop back again
....... Josiah Colson is wntcring seven horses.
and among them some promising eteppels
The butchering season is now in fun force ana
beef and pork cheap. The village folks can
now buy Il quarter of the farmers and shorten IN
their store bills.
WIN1ERroRr. George Pratt Lodge, G. r. cclc.
| bratcd their first anniversary on Monday evening
at Mon Hall. The members were out in fun force,
anu as each had the privilege OF inviting one there
was goodly number present and it WAS very en-
joyable occasion. The program, which WAS a very
fine one, with all the part, well rendered, wa as
| follows Minstrel Overture, Orchestra: Dec The
| Cause of Temperance, +. s. Fernad; Piano Duct
From Home Polka, Misses Lille Hardy and Ada
| 1-ttleiell; Rec, Selected, Blanche Tyler: Made
Wheeldcn and Hardy; Rec, Kate shelly Carrie
| Crockett; Solo, The Letter that Never Came Anna
| ii. Scott: Dec. Northern LaborcrS, W. H. Iortl;
| Rec, The Old Man at the Temperance Meeting,
Maude &. Jepson; Selection, The Silver Eel, Or
chestra; Rec, Temperance, Stella Stul!ls Decia-
nation, c. X. Carleton; Solo, Rock Il Bye Baby,
| with Tableau, Lulu Thomas; Rec, 4 Drunken
| Husband, Florence Tyler; Reading The New WAY
| and the Old, Ada Littleiied; Selection IIuint.
Circle, Orchestra. a vote of thanks rendered to
| the orchestra who generously gave their Sci. ices
| and whose fine music was Il great addition to the
| occasion. At the close of the program the large
| company We're invited to the dnin. lull where Il
| bountiful supper awaited them. The guests all eN-
pressed much pleasure in the entertainment. and
! we shall no doubt have many knocking for atms-
sion at our gates now that they what live iii
stitution George Pratt Lodge is.... cvcr;l of our
| business men and at least business woman re-
ceived last week circulars from i,ost on firm adj
vcrtsing their large stock of liquors and soliciting
orders. The addressed envelopes which were en-
closed were promptly filed with appropriate tenn
perance tracts by some of the recipients and return
| cd to the sender. They had better reserve their
! advertising matter for some town which doesn't
| boast of live Lodge and Temple. :. Mr.. and Mrs
! r. S. Rundlett left for Bangor Oh Friday last.
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